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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Forte For Children

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 161671806
CA · NTEE T20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Elizabeth Fox, Executive Director / CEO ($15,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 16 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 38th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Elizabeth Fox — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

16 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 16 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$315 total compensation of comparable organizations → $91,233 $15,000
$2,84210th
$6,19725th
$25,608Median
$34,65775th
$65,28690th
$15,000This org · 38th
p10$2,842
p25$6,197
p50$25,608
p75$34,657
p90$65,286
$15,000

Comparable organizations

Each figure is Form 990 Part VII columns D + F (reportable pay plus other compensation and benefits; column F may include amounts from related organizations), normalized to CA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Metro Omaha Medical Society Foundation NE$73,307 Executive Director $9,077 $11,306 2024
The Anne K Raikos Charitable MO$79,645 Trustee $250 $315 2023
Mary F Clancy Charities Inc NY$70,177 President $27,009 $28,264 2024
Eleanor And Henry Jansen Foundation WA$83,352 Executive Director $4,988 $5,172 2024
Music For All Foundation IN$67,193 President $21,429 $26,170 2024
Crestwood Foundation Incorporation VA$66,002 Board Member $37,260 $41,663 2024
Helene Diamond & Jorde Nathan Family IL$64,210 Treasurer $80,133 $91,233 2024
Ann Lib And Bernard Kozel NY$91,171 Secretary $30,887 $32,322 2024
Pennsylvania Cable & PA$91,560 Executive Di $47,131 $54,430 2024
Pediatric Foundation Of Georgia GA$94,850 Executive Di $21,509 $25,046 2024
Maxwell And Marjorie Jospey MI$94,989 Treasurer $26,189 $31,304 2024
Stanley J Bushman Supporting Foundation KS$97,738 President & Ceo $16,608 $20,778 2024
The Dove Foundation VA$98,402 President $458 $512 2024
The Mabel Fire Dept Relief Association MN$101,861 Gambling Manager $5,600 $6,408 2024
Ancor Foundation Inc VA$109,806 Chief Executive Officer $66,140 $76,141 2023
The Langford Family Foundation FL$110,132 Director $5,113 $5,563 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.

Methodology

Comparable organizations were drawn from electronically filed IRS Form 990 returns and matched on sector (NTEE code), budget (a size-adaptive revenue band that tightens as the organization grows), and geography (same-state first, broadening only when too few peers qualify); every organization within the band forms the peer set. To compare fairly across regions and years, peer compensation is normalized to CA cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). The figure benchmarked is Form 990 Part VII, Section A, columns D + F — reportable pay plus other compensation, benefits, and deferred amounts (column F may include amounts from related organizations) — with the chief executive matched by role. Related-organization amounts (column E) and institutional trustees are excluded. Full methodology: peerbasis.org/methodology.

Sample, role match & sensitivity

Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:

BasisSubject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default38th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)38th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted94th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted25th

If the percentile moves materially across these definitions, the result is sensitive to methodology choices, and the board should weigh which basis best fits its facts.

Rebuttable presumption of reasonableness · 26 CFR 53.4958-6

Compensation paid by a tax-exempt organization is presumed reasonable — shifting the burden to the IRS — when three requirements are met. This report supplies the comparability data for the second. The board should record the following in its minutes concurrently with its decision:

Draft board minutes — executive compensation

  1. The compensation of the Executive Director / CEO (Elizabeth Fox) was approved in advance by [the Board / Compensation Committee], composed of members with no conflict of interest with respect to the arrangement.
  2. Prior to its determination, the authorized body obtained and relied upon appropriate comparability data, namely the PeerBasis Compensation Comparability Determination dated June 9, 2026, comparing compensation against 16 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $15,000 is reasonable (approximately the 38th percentile of comparable organizations) and documented the basis for this determination concurrently, on [date], by a vote of [__ for / __ against].

Sources: IRS Form 990 e-file data (apps.irs.gov); IRS Business Master File (NTEE classification). Every figure traces to an original public filing — click any organization above to verify it on ProPublica. PeerBasis is a service of Prismind Analytics; its methodology is published, was commissioned for independent adversarial review, and discloses its own limitations. This report is comparability data to support a board's good-faith determination under IRC 4958; it is not legal or tax advice. Generated by PeerBasis on June 9, 2026.